![]() ![]() ![]() So there was not much to see except closed-off icy paths disappearing into whiteness. I was also naively excited to see Oudolf’s work in the Lurie Garden in Chicago recently this winter, not realizing how most of it would be covered in 2ft of snow, and coincidentally, I was there during the polar vortex of -20 degrees. I was lucky to visit the High Line during two different seasons and see the amount of change that had taken place (early spring and late summer). Oudolf’s planting designs are growing all around the western hemisphere, most recognizable to Americans at the High Line in New York. I checked out Piet Oudolf’s and Noel Kingsbury’s new book “Planting a New Perspective” recently. ![]()
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